The 2016 Paralympics will kick off in Rio de Janeiro today with thousands of athletes from around the world taking part in the Games.
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will be held from 7 to 18 September with the opening ceremony at the Maracana stadium on Wednesday 7 September.
The opening ceremony will include the live creation of a work of art by ceremony director and renowned Brazilian artist Vik Muniz.
Around 4,350 athletes from more than 160 countries will be competing in more than 500 medal events in 22 different sports.
Brazil will be the first South American city to hold the Paralympic Games, having won the bid in 2009.
The Paralympic torch relay which began on the 1 September, visited five cities – Brasilia, Belem, Natal, Joinville and Sao Paulo across the country’s five regions
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